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<blockquote data-quote="Snodger" data-source="post: 185108" data-attributes="member: 27045"><p>Yes, that is exactly it! If your blood sugar is between 4 and 6 then your body has been able to handle the rise in blood sugar from your meal. It will do this using insulin though. It can't do it without any insulin at all. </p><p>The thing is that it's often pretty difficult to do it only with exercise (or alcohol!), even with basal insulin sloshing around. Your blood sugar shoots up after a meal and without any short-acting, it's tough to get it down by exercise alone. If you are managing to do so, though, that's great. Just keep an eye on your blood sugar to make sure it isn't creeping up. </p><p></p><p>Interestingly I read something somewhere (if anyone else knows of it would be v. interested to read it again) where some diabetics in Jersey managed to keep alive during the German occupation by using exercise. Insulin was in very short supply and they reduced to minimum levels and just worked their socks off. Of course in those days they didn't have home blood meters so who knows how low they managed to keep their levels - but I think they kept healthy enough that there was no sugar in their urine.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Snodger, post: 185108, member: 27045"] Yes, that is exactly it! If your blood sugar is between 4 and 6 then your body has been able to handle the rise in blood sugar from your meal. It will do this using insulin though. It can't do it without any insulin at all. The thing is that it's often pretty difficult to do it only with exercise (or alcohol!), even with basal insulin sloshing around. Your blood sugar shoots up after a meal and without any short-acting, it's tough to get it down by exercise alone. If you are managing to do so, though, that's great. Just keep an eye on your blood sugar to make sure it isn't creeping up. Interestingly I read something somewhere (if anyone else knows of it would be v. interested to read it again) where some diabetics in Jersey managed to keep alive during the German occupation by using exercise. Insulin was in very short supply and they reduced to minimum levels and just worked their socks off. Of course in those days they didn't have home blood meters so who knows how low they managed to keep their levels - but I think they kept healthy enough that there was no sugar in their urine. [/QUOTE]
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